SYRIA News, May 01, 2013

Hezbollah chief warns militant group could intervene in Syria on Assad side if ... Washington Post BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said Tuesday that Syrianrebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime militarily, warning thatSyria's “real friends,” including his Iranian-backed militant group, were ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Hezbollah chief suggests militant group would intervene in Syria on Assad side ... Newser The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah says Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President BasharAssad's regime, strongly suggesting his Iranian-backed militant group could intervene on the government's side if the need arises. Article continues below ... See all stories on this topic »

Hezbollah chief suggests militant group could intervene in Syria on Assad side ... Idaho Press-Tribune Hezbollah chief suggests militant group could intervene in Syria on Assad side if need arises 0 comments. BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah chief suggests militant group could intervene in Syria on Assadside if need arises. © 2013 Idaho Press-Tribune. All ... See all stories on this topic »

Report: Syria's Assad makes rare public appearance WRAL.com AMMAN, Jordan — Syria's state television says President Bashar Assad has made a rare public appearance, visiting a Damascus power station on May Day the day after a powerful bomb hit the capital. The Wednesday broadcast showed brief clips of Assad ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital The Advocate FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 file photo, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, waves to his supporters, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah says Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria's Assad makes rare public visit for May Day - Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star The broadcast showed Assad speaking to staff on the occasion of International Workers Day, or May Day, at the Umayyad Electrical Station in the Tishrin Park district. Similar still images also appeared on a page used by the Syrian presidency on the ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria's other war: intra-rebel skirmishes Al-Arabiya Rebel groups battling a common enemy - the regime of President Bashar al-Assad - are frequently confronting each other, with ideological rifts emerging in the highly fragmented opposition as Syria'scivil war grinds on in its third year. Ahmed, the ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria's Assad Makes Rare Public Visit to Power Plant Naharnet Syria's President Bashar Assad made a rare public visit on Wednesday to an electrical plant in central Damascus to mark Labor Day, the presidency's official Facebook page said. "President Assadis now visiting the Umayyad electrical plant in Tishreen ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama hints at potential military action in Syria Salt Lake Tribune Washington • President Barack Obama signaled Tuesday he would consider U.S. military action against Syria if "hard, effective evidence" is found to bolster intelligence that chemical weapons have been used in the 2-year-old civil war. Among the ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria's other war: intra-rebel skirmishes - Rappler.com Rappler Growing incidents like these of intra-rebel skirmishes -- some of them fatal -- highlight an intense contest for power in rebel-controlled areas, with many like Ahmed bracing for what they fear will be another war in post-Assad Syria. Last month ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria's Assad will not be abandoned, Hezbollah leader says Los Angeles Times The Hezbollah leader's latest comments come as the group's role in aiding Assad's regime against a more than two-year revolt is receiving ever-greater public scrutiny and drawing forceful criticism from the Syrian opposition. One prominent Syrian rebel ... See all stories on this topic »

Red-Line Risks TIME Reports of possible chemical weapons use by Syria's Bashar Assad regime are serious and need to be addressed. But they are not a justification for involving the U.S. military in Syria's bloody civil war, as Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham have ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama hints at potential military action in Syria - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The president strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak). By Julie Pace, The ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian Electronic Army talk Obama bomb hoax and hacking The Guardian Herald Sun Over the weekend, the pro-Assad hacker group the Syrian Electronic Army hacked into numerous Twitter accounts run by the Guardian. The collective aim to "punish" Western media outlets for writing negatively about Bashar al-Assad's regime while also ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian leader makes rare public appearance CNN (CNN) -- Syria's president made a rare public appearance Wednesday. Bashar al-Assad visited the Umawyeen Electricity Station at Tishreen Park in Damascus to commemorate Workers' Day. He congratulated the station's staff and all other Syrian workers. See all stories on this topic »

Hezbollah is helping Assad fight Syria uprising, says Hassan Nasrallah The Guardian Nasrallah – a close ally of Assad – also hinted that Russia and Iran, Syria's principal supporters, would intervene militarily to prevent his defeat. "Syria has real friends in the region and the world that will not let Syria fall in the hands of ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Syria's Assad makes rare public appearance in Damascus as rockets hit capital Newser Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance at a Damascus power station on Wednesday, while two bombs exploded near the city center, killing one and wounding over two dozen people, Syria's state news agency reported. See all stories on this topic »

BUCHANAN: US shouldn't enter Syria's war Asbury Park Press Moreover, there is no proof Syrian President Bashar Assad ever ordered the use of chemical weapons. U.S. intelligence agencies maintain that small amounts of the deadly toxic sarin gas were likely used. But if it did happen, we do not know who ordered it. See all stories on this topic »

Syria crisis: Obama edges closer to action over use of chemical weapons The Guardian (blog) Barack Obama has made his clearest threat yet of international action against Syria, if the US can confidently establish that Bashar al-Assad's government was responsible for the recent alleged use of chemical weapons in the country. However, speaking ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Brahimi to quit as Syria peace envoy - diplomats gulfnews.com Like Annan, Brahimi has been frustrated by international divisions over Syria - with Russia backing President Bashar Al Assad, while western nations and Arab Gulf states give increased backing to theSyrian opposition. Article continues below. The ... See all stories on this topic »

Hezbollah says Syrian rebels will never oust Assad by force euronews http://www.euronews.com/ The leader of the Lebanese-based militant group, Hezbollah has warnedSyrian rebels fighting the troops of President Bashar al-Assad they will never be able to topple him by force. Hassan Nasrallah also indicated that his ... See all stories on this topic »

Former IDF Chief: Syria chemical weapons must be met with response Haaretz Former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in a rare interview aired Tuesday that once it can be confidently determined the Assad regime is responsible for chemical weapons use in Syria not responding will... See all stories on this topic » Haaretz

Hezbollah says opposition won't topple Assad with force Reuters Nasrallah, a staunch ally of Assad, said in a televised speech from an undisclosed location thatSyria's allies in the region and the world would not allow it to fall "into the hands of Americans, Israel and (Sunni) extremists". "The battle is long ... See all stories on this topic »

Hezbollah: Assad's 'real friends' won't let the opposition win in Syria GlobalPost Nasrallah is a vocal supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Assad attempts to retain control of the country in the face of an armed rebellion. The violence between regime forces and rebels, which has spread throughout Syria, is believed to ... See all stories on this topic »

Nasrallah hints Assad's allies could intervene The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah hinted Tuesday that Syria's allies Iran, Russia and “resistance groups” could intervene militarily to prevent the downfall ofSyrian President Bashar Assad. Nasrallah also said his fighters would continue ... See all stories on this topic » The Daily Star

Hezbollah Chief Pledges to Aid Assad Regime Wall Street Journal Syrian state TV coverage of Tuesday's blast highlighted what Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his associates have been describing as terrorism funded by Gulf Arab states, Europe, Turkey and the U.S.—all backers of the rebels who have been fighting... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Syrian Shias flee to Lebanon to escape Sunni militias Telegraph.co.uk Although fighting against the rebellion, Abu Haider and his family did not use to be dogmatic supporters for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: “I blame the government for the killings that happened in early days.” Now, more than a year on, the ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Jon Stewart: Republicans think 'freedom magic' is key to US adventure in Syria Raw Story The first war to bring down Syrian strongman Assad and a second war to defeat Islamic extremists. All of this would need to be conducted without any U.S. troops actually on the ground in Syria or as Stewart put it, conducted via “freedom magic.” “A ... See all stories on this topic » Raw Story

Insight: Rebel gains in southern Syria sharpen Jordan's dilemma Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - The growing power of Islamist fighters in southern Syria is causing alarm in neighboring Jordan, which backs rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad but fears those linked to al Qaeda. Similar concerns among Syria's other neighbors, ... See all stories on this topic »

'It's game changing': President Barack Obama says US has evidence that Assad ... The Independent He was wounded in his hand and his mobile phone shop was badly damaged in the blast. Syrian TV said Tuesday's explosion was caused by a “terrorist bombing” in the commercial district of Marjeh. Assad's regime refers to opposition fighters as ... See all stories on this topic » The Independent

The hawks are squawking about Obama's rubbery red line in Syria Los Angeles Times Sure, Syrian President Bashar Assad and his thuggish cronies are nasty people who have oppressed and killed thousands of their countrymen. And it is true the Syrian civil war has turned vast numbers of people into refugees. And, yes, there are probably ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital « Artesia News By admin In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, President Bashar Assad, center, visits the Umayyad Electrical Station on May Day, a day after a powerful bomb hit the capital. in Damascus,Syria, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Artesia News

The Jewish Press » » Assad Makes Rare Public Appearance By Jewish Press News Briefs By: Jewish Press News Briefs. Published: May 1st, 2013. Tweet · print. tell a friend. Syrian President Bashar Assad visited a Damascus power station on May Day Wednesday in a rare public appearance, according to the regime's television ... The Jewish Press

U.S. Said To Be Leaning Toward Arming Syrian Rebels The reports follow Tuesday's news conference at the White House. The president discussed whetherAssad had crossed a "red line" drawn by the U.S. by using chemical weapons against his own people as he tries to suppress an opposition ... GPB News Feed

Obama's Syria strategy needs teeth | Ya Libnan | World News Live ... By Ya Libnan But more than 70,000 Syrians have been killed in the past two years by conventional weapons, compared with a few in these suspected chemical attacks. Bashar al-Assad's war crimes include bombing and indiscriminate shelling of cities, ... Ya Libnan

Washington looks set to send Syrian rebels aid with 'direct military ... By RT US President Barack Obama is reportedly considering supplying weapons for Syrian forces fighting to oust President Bashar Assad and his government. It comes days after Obama said his administration... It was not revealed what type of military action the US is considering, but the results of a New York Times/CBS News poll reveal that 62 per cent of the American public thinks the US has no responsibility to get involved in the Syrian conflict. Still, the unnamed senior official reportedly ... News RSS : Today

Hacking the News: Information Warfare in the Age of Twitter - Le·gal ... By Mandy Nagy The group of pro-Assad hackers calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army hacked The Guardian newsoutlet over the weekend, marking the latest in a string of cyberattacks from the same organization. The incident emphasizes the potential ... Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Hezbollah Leader Hints at Intervention in Syria -- News from Antiwar ... By Jason Ditz Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah today predicted that the Syrian military would be able to defeat the rebellion, but also hinted at the prospect of deeper involvement in the ongoing civil war, saying Assadhas “real friends in the region” that ... News From Antiwar.com

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance on Wednesday, visiting a Damascus power station, ... news.yahoo.com/syrias-assad-rare-visit-rockets-hit-capital-145...

Syria's Assad warns Jordan as southern border seethes | Reuters Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) attends an interview with Syrian .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, ... www.reuters.com/.../us-syria-crisis-jordan-idUSBRE93I0K420...

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital - Israel News, Ynetnews News, Mideast News: 'They want to scare us, we will not be scared,' beleaguered president tells workers at Damascus power station as explosions wound 15 ... www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4374917,00.html

Hezbollah says Syrian rebels will never oust Assad by force ... world news - The leader of the Lebanese-based militant group, Hezbollah has warned Syrian ... www.euronews.com/.../hezbollah-says-syrian-rebels-will-never...

Complete News - Interview with Syria's news personality, Ola Abbas ... Complete News - Interview with Syria's news personality, Ola Abbas, who defected from ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNimlhcQDKU

Syria - Bashar al Assad speaks to the Syrian News TV (18.04.2013 ... Moderate fighters - do they really exist? Al-Qaeda - Western enemy or ally? Humanitarian aid ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdKQXgo67A

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital | News OK AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance on Wednesday, visiting a Damascus power station, while two bombs ... newsok.com/syrias-assad-in-rare-visit-as.../535496?...

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